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Court king bags world No.1 UWE student Mohamed El Shorbagy has become the world No.1 squash player. El Shorbagy, right, beat four-time world champion Amr Shabana in the �inal of the US Open in Philadelphia to clinch top spot in the rankings. The 23-year-old said: ‘I have been very lucky to have such a great team working behind me at UWE Bristol over the past �ive years. The team of people behind me are the reason why I am able to perform at my best on court.’ El Shorbagy, nicknamed Baggy, is now studying for an MSc in �inance through UWE’s high performance athlete programme.

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STUDENTS have been taken ill after buying tainted drugs outside a popular club. They required hospital treatment, according to Pru Lawrence, the university’s city centre warden. She said she was aware that students believed they were buying ‘MDMA but it was some other chemical mix’. Freshers have been warned against buying drugs in the

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Frogmore Street area near Basement 45. Ms Lawrence singled out the area in her warden’s talk to new students because, ‘due to its location opposite Culver and Unite House, dealers have been known to target freshers in these buildings’. Bristol police have hired a company to remove trainers hanging from telephone wires as they believe this indicates

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Waste not, want not

Food ﬁt for the bin now ﬁt for a king IMOGEN JUDD WE’VE all been there. It’s been a long night, we’ve partied hard and there is nothing in the fridge to eat. So we start grovelling in the bin for that leftover slice of pizza... Now, a new restaurant has taken the idea of �ishing your meal out of the bin to the next level. The Skipchen has opened in the student heartland of Stokes Croft, serving food sourced from supermarket skips or restaurant surplus. The eatery is run by Sam Joseph, co-director of The Real Junk Food Project, which aims to reduce food waste in Britain. Volunteers spend their evenings �inding food that would otherwise go to waste in order to provide the menu for the following day. Much of the food they recover cannot be sold past its sell by date. Mr Joseph said: ‘The sell by

dates are arbitrary dates. We want to use the project as a form of protest to highlight this. A piece of chicken that’s all right at 11.59pm is suddenly useless at midnight. There’s no common sense.’ It’s estimated about 15million tonnes of edible food is thrown away each year. There have been some negative reactions to the provenance of the food served at the restaurant. But Mr Joseph said: ‘By coming here and eating, our customers are making a statement. ‘I came up with the name The Skipchen to be provocative but we barely have to go near skips anymore. ‘We get the food before it goes to the skips.’ The community café, in Crofters Rights, works on a ‘pay-as-you-feel’ basis and, having opened in October, has more than 2,500 Facebook followers. Mr Joseph is planning to expand the project with

Beggars banquet: The Skipchen harvests food destined for the tip for a mouth-watering spread PICTURE: SANTI KIERULF a �lagship café in a bigger venue, with a bigger kitchen. To �ind out more and how to volunteer, visit www.facebook.com/bristolskipchen It’s all aBout thE ExPERIEnCE

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Ethical eating now watchword for health-conscious students THE ground-breaking Skipchen project is playing a key role in the city’s �ight to be declared the most exciting place to eat in the country. Students are increasingly taking note of where the food they eat is sourced and voting with

their feet, sparking a surge in interest in independent cafés and restaurants. The Skipchen is run by volunteers and led by University of Bristol students. The BBC recognised Bristol’s claim to be built on food by bringing its

Food Connections festival to the city this summer. Celebrity chefs Tom Kerridge and John Torode were among the star turns during the ten-day event. All the events were covered on behalf of the BBC by UWE students. Ben Saunders Court

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Wardens ‘duck consent issue’ in rape advice LUCY ROGERS WARDENS at the University of Bristol pulled a key slide highlighting the issue of consent before a talk on sexual assault to new students. University bosses had included it in a PowerPoint presentation as part of a campaign to combat sex attacks. However, wardens felt under-quali�ied to address the issue so voted to withdraw it from talks to freshers. So-called ‘rape culture’ is still believed to be a major problem at universities. In September, the National Union of Students published research showing 37 per cent of women and 12 per cent of men said they had faced

unwelcome sexual advances. University of Bristol are vigorously promoting a campaign to change how students approach sex at university. PC Nick Boyce described how students often represented a ‘promiscuous society’. He said the campaign was important in making people understand that ‘no means no. It stops there’. He appealed to anyone who had been a victim of assault to come forward and said: ‘Even if you were drunk, it was not for your fault.’ Although it has been reported that 46 per cent of students believe rape culture is still an issue at university, many students dismiss the claims. However, the editors

of Her Campus Bristol, a publication aimed at the female students of UoB, said the university environment, ‘where young people are newly exposed to a culture of going out and excessive alcohol consumption’, meant the ‘issue of sexual consent needs to be addressed’. UoB director of communications and marketing David Alder said: ‘The hall wardens had discussed this matter in advance and made it clear they did not wish to undermine the need for guidance and advice on this important issue but felt it needed to be delivered in a different format by people with experience of making presentations on this challenging issue.’

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‘Tainted’ drugs warning from p1 where a dealer is operating. The main areas targeted are St Paul’s and St Werburgh’s, where many students from the city’s universities live. Nick Boyce, a university police officer, said in the past, drugs seized from students had proved to be nothing more than talcum powder. Mark Davis, owner of Basement 45, said he felt he had a ‘responsibility for keeping students safe’ but was unaware of anyone needing hospital treatment. He stressed the club had a ‘zero tolerance’ policy to drug use and insisted the area near the club was ‘not a go-to spot for dealing’.

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Dora and Nora prove to be the champion Jailbreak explorers DORA lived up to her billing as being an expert explorer as she and her friend, Nora, won a charity Jailbreak challenge. University of Bristol students

Teresa Ingram and Kat Browne won dressed as a unicorn in search of Rainbow Land. The pair reached Prague in the Czech Republic, 1,205km away, in the

OLIVIA MASON MANY students find it difficult to get out of bed for lectures but one self-confessed geek ploughed on despite being knocked down by a car. Rachael Rusling, a second year University of Bristol student, was unaware she had suffered concussion when she was struck by a BMW as she cycled to lectures, flipping over the bonnet of the vehicle. Ambulance staff checked over the 24-year-old and advised her to attend A&E. The English student said:

than 40 students, took part in the challenge organised by Bristol RAG, raising about £4,000 for various charities. Other teams made it to Spain, Austria and Italy.

‘Because I’m such a geek, I insisted that I had to go to university and refused hospital treatment – they wouldn’t take me to university because they didn’t want me to go and so I stupidly got back on my bike and cycled to university.’ She only realised the error of her ways, when concussion kicked in later. Eventually, she went to hospital where she received the medical attention she needed later that day. Ms Rusling said: ‘I came to a junction in the road where a car had started to pull out. I hadn’t spotted it in time and

so didn’t brake quickly enough and cycled straight into the car. ‘I hit the bonnet and flipped over on to the road on the other side of the car. ‘All I could think about was the amount of damage I’d done to the poor guy’s car. ‘The moral of the story is wear your helmet! I didn’t, hence the head injuries!’ The car driver called an ambulance despite protests from Ms Rusling. The accident follows a series of minor car accidents on Whiteladies Road and Park Street since the start of the new term.

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AN agreement between the University of Bristol and the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has been struck. The deal – to develop wearable technologies to benefit health – was signed during a visit to Bristol by Dr Tony Tan, the Singapore president. He also saw the regeneration work in the harbour area and visited Aardman Animation Studios. Amie

PROF Hugh Brady is to be the next vice-chancellor and president of the University of Bristol. Prof Brady, who is currently professor of medicine and healthcare strategy at University College Dublin, takes up the role in September next year. He said: ‘The University of Bristol is a worldleading institution.’ He succeeds Prof Sir Eric Thomas.

alloted 37 hours. ‘We met all kinds of characters along the way from all corners of the globe. It was one hell of an adventure,’ they said. Some 19 teams, made up of more

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Banksy vandals are ‘so tiresome’ VANDALS who defaced the latest Banksy artwork to appear in Bristol have been branded ‘tiresome and lazy’. Dark paint was daubed over The Girl With The Pierced Eardrum within hours of it being revealed. Bristol artist Marcus Lanyon – who works near the trashed mural – said of the vandalism:

‘Do something genuinely creative yourself first.’ The Girl was painted on a city council building in Hanover Place in October. In 2009, a Banksy in Stoke’s Croft, Mild, Mild West, was splattered with red paint, and so was the work Hanging Man, best seen from the bottom of Park Street. Sorcha Mairead Bradley

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inBRIEF Clan that cost gamer dear A GAMING fan has been thrown out of his home after he blew £800 of shared house money on his online obsession. The first-year UWE Bristol student was shown the door after spending their money on the game Clash Of Clans. He is the latest example of a ‘whaler’ who blows cash after getting hooked online.

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Architects harbour hopes for change in swim law PLANS to reintroduce swimming to Bristol’s harbour are being championed by student campaigners. Swimming in the harbour has been illegal since the

1950s because of safety concerns. However, Sophie Jarzebowski and a team from UWE’s Bristol school of architecture want to see that law revoked as part of

the SwimBristol campaign. Sophie said: ‘People used to swim in the harbour all the time until it was banned.’ She explained that tests show

Bristol harbour was cleaner than many popular beaches in Britain . The idea has won support from George Ferguson, Bristol’s mayor. Ben Saunders Court

Takeaway van is staying put A FAST food favourite with Bristol University students can carry on cooking after all. Jason Donervan owner Mustafa Durdu was warned he would be banned from parking on the forecourt outside Beacon House. But uni officials now say the forecourt is ‘not under university control’.

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£50 million law centre is given the green light BEN SAUNDERS COURT A NEW £50million building for law students is set to become a reality after UWE Bristol officials gave plans the go-ahead. The building will be the centrepiece of the Frenchay campus redevelopment and will house the Bristol business school and Bristol law school. The faculty’s long-term aim is to increase the number of full-time students in its department from 5,500 to 10,000 by 2021. It aims to rival Cardiff and Exeter by bridging the gaps between students and the wider world. Bill Marshall, vice-chancellor and commercial director, explained that the 17,200sq m six-storey building would

contain ‘state of the art’ teaching and lecturing facilities including two Harvard-style lecture theatres, a 300-seat tiered lecture theatre, two showcase mock court rooms and a trading room, as well as a café on the ground floor. Prof Jane Harrington, executive dean of the faculty of business and law, said: “My vision is for a living building where business professionals, students and academics can mingle formally and informally, in addition to our provision of real-life projects for students, business incubators and consultancy. ‘Professional organisations will have a base in the new building and judges, accountants, small business owners and start-ups will be able to mix with staff and students in the social learning areas.

Pop-up pods will provide flexible workspaces.’ The redevelopment plans already include new student accommodation at Wallscourt Farm and a new 21,700-seat stadium for Bristol Rovers. Work has already begun on a new student union building. It is all part of a plan by UWE to expand the current site by 44,000 sq m over the next 20 years. The long-term revitalisation of the Frenchay site is being partially funded by the sale of the St Matthias campus in the summer. The Fishponds site is going to be transformed into a Steiner school and 220 new homes. Work on the new building is scheduled to begin this month and should be completed by September 2016.

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Alps ski trip sells out in six hours SOME 1,500 students will be heading for the French Alps next spring – the UoB’s biggest ski trip to date. Places on the trip to Alpe d’Huez were snapped up in little over six hours - with none of the system crashes that hit the booking system last year. With an additional 400 places on offer, the pressure to deliver a smooth service was on. Chris Mathias, from the University of Bristol Snowsports Club, said: ‘Our new tour operator Wasteland Ski handled the traf�ic perfectly.’ Max Clinch, the trip organiser, said: ‘At one point, we were processing two bookings every second.’ The club is hoping to make a further 100 places available for the trip, which takes place between March 27 and April 4. Olivia Mason

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MATTHEW BARON THIS is one way of revising for your maths exam – although it might be a bit tricky to fool the invigilator. UWE Bristol fresher Rory Kirkman bet himself he would get a better grade in his maths AS – or pay a forfeit of getting an algebraic formula tattooed on his backside. The prospect of �inding it painful to sit down for days clearly was not enough, however. And now he faces an equally painful prospect - he’s got to tell his mother. ‘After two years of sitting maths AS, I had only obtained a U and a D,’ he said. ‘I wanted to do a lot better, so I decided to re-sit for a third year. ‘This meant I was 19 in a class with 16-year-olds. I

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bet myself that I would get a B grade or I would get the quadratic formula tattooed on my a***,’ he said. ‘It was meant to motivate me but all my mates held me to it. I �inished three marks below – the rest is history.’ The former Devonport High School for Boys student, from Devon, has yet to tell his parents as he said they would be unimpressed when they discover his latest revision tool. But it’s not all bad news for the psychology and criminology student. ‘Every day when I see it, I still laugh,’ he said. ‘At the student union, some people recognise the face and scream ‘‘let me see your a***’’. ‘Mostly inebriated girls. It’s not even mildly awkward, I just show them and everyone loves it! Even got a few numbers this way.’

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I can’t kick my stationery habit LUCY ROBINSON MY NAME is Lucy and I am addicted to stationery. I’m now in my third year at university and I’m realising that I have a strange obsession with stationary. I, like many journalism students, enjoy a good notebook, a sturdy folder, some vibrant highlighters, and some smooth pens to get me through a year of academic chaos. But every now and then, I have this undeniable urge to �ill my giant bedside trunk with more pens and stacks of paper to last any student at least two lifetimes. Looking in this trunk on a semi-regular basis makes me realise how nobody really needs 150 black biros or three unopened sharpies even if they

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were on offer or come in handy for Bar Crawl T-shirts. I think it stems from somewhere down the line, I realised that a student can never have too many pens or highlighters (except for when you realise you have more highlighters than textbooks) and this stemmed back to the beginning

of it all – primary school. We all remember the glory days of bringing a new set of felt-tip pens into a new year in September, thrusting you into the height of popularity. Getting a new pencil case that could �it a rainbow of colouring pencils, a pen for every day of the week, a ruler, rubber and sharpener, was the most important thing to get during shopping trips. Personally, I don’t think there is a cure for this stationery addiction that I have – it’s unnecessary but something we’ve all gone through once. Especially when you return home from Wilkinsons or W H Smith with a familiar looking notepad, to realise the reason it is so familiar is because you already have four.

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ALWAYS THERE FOR ME: Despite ending ten years ago, Friends is something people can watch over and over again, reciting favourite lines and crying at the on-off romance of Ross and Rachel. How is it that a simple TV show can still bring such raw emotions out of you when everyone knows the ending anyway? This has to be the greatest skill a TV series has, to draw you into the characters’ lives and cause you to forget that you don’t know the group personally. You genuinely feel like they are your friends and you are theirs. It is simply known as one of the greatest shows of all time Daisy Vickers

AIM HIGH: A ﬁrst – so unattainable that many students don’t even consider aiming for it. Instead, many have decided, a 2:1 will sufﬁce. A 2.1 is a great achievement but that is no reason to stop yourself aiming higher. University comes with a hefty price tag. Why not make the most of your £9,000? One way of doing this is swapping theB occasional Friends marathon uy 1 geback-to-back t1 for an extra hour in the library. Boring... but necessary? Jessica Bott

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THINK every artist has the duty to use their talents and following to raise money for charities.’ Singer-songwriter Example is on a roll, once again taking aim at some of his moneygrabbing peers. ‘I was quite outspoken in an interview last year about artists who keep meet and greet money for themselves and how I didn’t think it was the right thing to do,’ he says. ‘I am always happy to sign memorabilia for a fan or have a photo taken when I am out and about touring the country. ‘Not everyone has to give their

Rapper Example tells DANIEL ROBBINS why he doesn’t feel bad charging some people to meet him, how acting could be the next step in his career and what makes Plymouth so special... money away from paid meet and greets and it is not for me to tell them what to do. I just think the whole idea of charging someone to meet you is ridiculous.’ Currently on tour celebrating his �ifth album, the 32-year-old – real name Elliot Gleave – is using his meet and greets to bene�it the Teenage Cancer Trust, a charity where he has been an ambassador for many years. ‘I will always endeavour to meet fans outside the venue

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but if others want to pay for the ‘‘privilege’’ of meeting me then my perogative is to give that money to charity,’ he says. ‘It is half-an-hour out of my day and if I pass the money on, then it is going to a good cause, with this tour alone set to raise £40,000.’ He is in the middle of one of his biggest British tours - while his wife, Aussie model Erin McNaught, is on the other side of the world, pregnant with their �irst child. But the gigs are keeping

him focused. ‘Stoke was amazing to start the tour on the �irst night, Leeds followed up on that but Plymouth has probably been one of the best gigs for a long time,’ says the Londoner. ‘Some gigs take three or four songs to get going, or it might not even be until the last song of the set. In Plymouth, they were massively up for it from the start.’ With a baby on the way, a sixth album in the pipeline, a tour to �inish, you would expect Example to barely have time to breathe. Yet, he has already begun to think about what could lie beyond music. ‘Someone backed me into a

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corner last year and I mentioned I wouldn’t mind directing or even acting in a few movies,’ he reveals. ‘I studied �ilm at Royal Holloway when I was at university. ‘My �irst acting role came in a recent independent �ilm and could be something I go on to do. As for whether I do ten albums or whether it is just a couple more, I don’t know at the moment.’ So what of his immediate plans with the baby on the way? ‘I will head back Down Under for four months to spend time with the family before heading out on tour there in March,’ he says. ‘We can’t wait to start a family.’

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November 27: SHAK OUT, Lakota, student tickets £10 November 28: RAMSHACKLE, O2 Academy, student tickets £5 November 28: IN:MOTION: UKF, Motion, student tickets £18.50

November 28: EDEN FRIDAYS, Syndicate, student tickets £5 November 28: FRIDAY SERIES, Thekla, student tickets TBC November 29: IN:MOTION: FUTUREBOOFIE, Motion, student tickets £16.50 November 29: POP CONFESSIONAL, Thekla, student tickets £5 before midnight November 29: PROJECT, Syndicate, free before midnight

November 30: SUNDAY SESSIONS, Mbargo, student tickets FREE December 1: BED, Bunker, student tickets £5 December 1: LICKED, The Big Chill, student tickets £1 December 1: WAVED, Thekla, student tickets £4 December 1: HOUSE PARTY, Mbargo, student tickets FREE December 2: MOJO TUESDAYS, Java, student tickets £5 December 3: SPORTS NIGHT, Bunker, student tickets £5 December 3: KILLA DISKO, Syndicate, student tickets £3 December 4: PRESSURE, Thekla, student tickets £3 December 4: MI CASA THURSDAYS, Java, student tickets £2 December 4: RAMSHACKLE, O2 Academy, student tickets £5 December 5: IN:MOTION & HYPERCOLOUR PRESENT, Motion, student tickets £8 December 5: EDEN FRIDAYS, Syndicate, student tickets £5 December 5: FRIDAY SERIES, Thekla, student tickets TBC December 6: STICKY & UNITEDSOUNDS MEETS BAR: RAGE, student tickets £20

December 6: IN:MOTION & THE BLAST PRESENT: THE RETURN OF STB, Motion, student tickets £18.50 December 6: POP CONFESSIONAL, Thekla, student tickets £5 before midnight December 6: PROJECT, Syndicate, student tickets Free before midnight December 7: SUNDAY SESSIONS, Mbargo, student tickets FREE December 8: WIRELESS PRESENTS RE:WIRED, Motion, student tickets £11 December 8: BED, Bunker, student tickets £5 December 8: LICKED, The Big Chill, student tickets £1 December 8: WAVED, Thekla, student tickets £4 December 8: HOUSE PARTY, Mbargo, student tickets FREE December 9: MOJO TUESDAYS, Java, student tickets £5 December 10: SPORTS NIGHT, Bunker, student tickets £5 December 10: KILLA DISKO, Syndicate, student tickets £3 December 11: PRESSURE, Thekla, student tickets £3

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Stripe me: Katy B had the crowd rocking but brought the house down with a sombre tribute to her brother

from p10 December 11: MI CASA THURSDAYS, Java, student tickets £2 December 12: IN:MOTION: CRAIG CHARLES’ FUNKY ECLECTIC CHRISTMAS PARTY, Motion, student tickets £18 December 12: IN:MOTION:

music November 17: CROSSFAITH, Anson Rooms, tickets £11 November 17: TIM HECKER, Thekla, tickets £13.75 November 18: MMM HMMM, The Brewery Theatre, tickets £7 November 18: AURORA TRIO, Colston Hall, tickets £5.50 November 18: FRAZEY FORD, The Tunnel, tickets £14 November 19: LITTLE DRAGON, O2 Academy, tickets £21.93 November 19: MMM HMMM, The Brewery Theatre, tickets £7 November 20: LIVE SOUL AND FUNK, The Brass Pig, FREE November 20: BLAZE BAYLEY, The Tunnels, tickets £10

Pop queen Katy B gets them in the party mood THE crowd had their hands in the air as the opening bars of Katy B’s Hot Like Fire pounded through the speakers. Amid bright red lighting Katy appeared, flanked by four female dancers. It was exactly 8.30 on a Friday night and she was more than ready to party. Katy B, nicknamed ‘Little Red’ for her ginger locks, is a selfconfessed admirer of the Bristol music scene. Her electronic pop sound was well received by dubstep-loving Bristol partygoers. She shouted that Bristol

Katy B: Bristol O2 Academy

people ‘really know how to party’ and the O2 Academy audience did not let her down. It could have been the early hours as the crowd throbbed along to her high-energy single, 5am. She even claimed that Sapphire Blue, a track on her hit album, Little Red, was written about the infamously popular student club-on-a-boat Thekla. The tone became intimate with her song, Everything, which she confided

was written about her brother, who died last month after a car crash She fought back tears as the crowd erupted in cheers in response to the performance. It wasn’t long until Katy was back to showcasing her love of dance music however, and she ended with perhaps her biggest hit, Lights On. Everyone was disappointed when lights did go on but it was clear many were going to carry on partying – just as Katy would have done. Lucy Rogers

ROOM 237, Motion, student tickets £10 December 12: RAMSHACKLE, O2 Academy, student tickets £5 December 12: FRIDAY SERIES, Thekla, student tickets N/A December 12: EDEN FRIDAYS, Syndicate, student tickets £5 December 13: IN:MOTION: APEX, Motion, £15 December 13: POP CONFESSIONAL, Thekla, £5 before midnight

November 20: MALLORY KNOX, The O2 Academy, tickets £14.30

December 14: SUNDAY SESSIONS, Mbargo, FREE December 15: BED, Bunker, £5 December 15: LICKED, The Big Chill, student tickets £1 December 15: WAVED, Thekla, student tickets £4 December 15: HOUSE PARTY, Mbargo, student tickets FREE December 16: MOJO TUESDAYS, Java, £5 November 24: MMM HMMM, The Brewery Theatre, tickets £7

November 20: MMM HMMM, The Brewery Theatre, tickets £7

November 25: STEPHEN JOHNSON INSIGHT, Colston Hall, tickets £9

November 21: THE NEVILLE STAPLE BAND, Thekla, tickets £16.50

November 25: CHARLOTTE ASHTON AND CHAD VINDIN, Colston Hall, tickets £5.50

November 21: MMM HMMM, The Brewery Theatre, tickets £7 November 22: JOE DRISCOLL & SEKOU KOUYATE, Thekla, tickets £10 November 22: MMM HMMM, The Brewery Theatre, tickets £7 November 22: GORGON CITY, O2 Academy, tickets £19.68 November 23: MMM HMMM, The Brewery Theatre, tickets £7 November 24: THE TING TINGS, Thekla, tickets, £16.80

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November 25: NEW FOUND GLORY, O2 Academy, tickets £20.81 November 25: MMM HMMM, The Brewery Theatre, tickets £7 November 25: POP PUNKS NOT DEAD, O2 Academy, tickets £20.81 November 26: GABBY YOUNG AND OTHER ANIMALS, Thekla, tickets £10

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November 26: GABBY YOUNG AND OTHER ANIMALS, Thekla, tickets £10 November 26: MMM HMMM, The Brewery Theatre, tickets £7 November 27: Y VIVA ESPANA!, Colston Hall, £8.50 November 27: LIVE SOUL AND FUNK, The Brass Pig, FREE November 27: MMM HMMM, The Brewery Theatre, tickets £7 November 27: MOS DEF, O2 Academy, tickets £25.31 November 27: BEARDYMAN, Thekla, tickets £12.50 November 28: MICHAEL PETROV AND ALEXANDER ULLMAN, Colston Hall, £5.50 November 28: MMM HMMM, The Brewery Theatre, tickets £7 November 28: REBEL BINGO, Thekla, tickets £6 November 29: ELGAR: THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS, Colston Hall, tickets £5.38 November 29: LUBOMYR MELNYK, Colston Hall, £8.60 November 29: RALEIGH RITCHIE, Thekla, tickets £8 November 29: SHAM 69, O2 Academy, tickets £18.56 November 29: MMM HMMM, The Brewery Theatre, tickets £7

November 30: THE QUIREBOYS, Thekla, £16.50 November 30: SAXON, O2 Academy, tickets £29.25 December 2: MASTODON, O2 Academy, £25.31 December 3: DEFILED & AVATAR, Thekla, tickets £11 December 4: LIVE SOUL AND FUNK, The Brass Pig, FREE December 4: THE ENEMY & THE TWANG, O2 Academy, tickets £22.50 December 4: RODRIGO Y GABRIELA, Colston Hall, tickets £26.88 December 5: BEANS ON TOAST, Will Varley & Lori Campbell, The Fleece tickets £9 December 5: BLACK SPIDERS, Thekla, tickets £10 December 6: UWE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND SINGERS, Colston Hall, tickets £13.98 December 6: MEET YOUR FEET, Thekla, tickets £7 December 6: FOXES, Anson Rooms, tickets £12 December 7: M.O.P, O2 Academy, students £16.87 December 7: FISH, The Fleece, tickets £24.75 December 8: TAKING BACK SUNDAY, O2 Academy, £20.81 December 9: PROFESSOR GREEN, O2 Academy, £20.81 December 10: BRISTOL

November 17: MARK WATSON: FLAWS, Factory Theatre, tickets £16.50

November 17: NIALL O’SULLIVAN, Malika Booker and Talia Randall, The Bristol Old Vic, student tickets £6 November 18: MARK WATSON: FLAWS, Factory Theatre, tickets £16.50 November 20: ANDY ZALTZMAN: SATIRIST FOR HIRE, Hen & Chicken, tickets £12 November 22: STAND UP FOR THE WEEKEND WITH ANDREW BIRD & CO, Hen & Chicken, tickets £10

Fallen angel?: Professor Green arrives next month CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT, Colston Hall, £8.60 December 10: MACHINE HEAD, O2 Academy, Students Tickets £28.12 December 10: ANDREW O’NEIL’S HISTORY OF HEAVY METAL, Thekla, tickets December 11: Live Soul and Funk, The Brass Pig, FREE December 12: ANGUS & JULIA STONE, O2 Academy, tickets £22.50

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what’sON theatre November 17 to November 22: SOLO, The Bristol Old Vic, student tickets £8 November 17 to November 22: WAR GAME, The Bristol Old Vic, student tickets £7.50 November 19 to November 22: THE TELL TALE HEART, The Alma, student tickets £8 November 20: CHALK ABOUT, Circomedia, £5 November 22: SOULCORNER, Circomedia, FREE November 26: THE MAGIC ELVES, The Bristol Old Vic, student tickets £7.50 November 26 onwards: 101 DALMATIANS, Factory Theatre, student tickets £8 November 26 to November 29: DUETS, The Alma, student tickets £10 November 28 onwards: ALICE IN WONDERLAND AND WHAT SHE FOUND THERE, Redgrave Theatre, student tickets £11 November 28: KINESONIC, Circomedia, tickets from £9 December 1: WOYZECK, The Brewery Theatre, student tickets £8 December 2 to December 6: FAT SHIRLEY’S; A TRAILER

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Our comprehensive guide to entertainment in Bristol. If you have an event which you would like included please email us at whatson@unipaper.co.uk PARK OPERA, The Alma, student tickets £8.50 December 3 to December 6: THEATRE UNCUT, The Bristol Old Vic, student tickets £8 December 3 to December 6: JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN, Brewery Theatre, student tickets £8 December 3: ALICE IN WONDERLAND AND WHAT SHE FOUND THERE, Redgrave Theatre, student tickets £11 December 6 onwards: DICK WHITTINGTON, Bristol Hippodrome, student tickets £11.90 December 8: STORY TIME FOR GROWN UPS, The Bristol Old Vic, student tickets £6 December 8 onwards: MAGICAL MYTHOLOGIES, Factory Theatre Bar, student tickets £10 December 10 to December 12: THE HEIST, The Alma, student tickets £5 December 14: GOING LARGE AT CHRISTMAS, The Alma, student tickets £5 December 16: MRS GERRISH’S GROTTO, Brewery Theatre, student tickets £9

Funny man: Jason Manford says he has landed a part in his favourite musical

Eight out of ten comedians love The Producers AWARD-winning comedian Jason Manford will star in a new version of The Producers – coming to Bristol’s Hippodrome in early 2015. Manford shot to stardom in 2007 as team captain on C4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats, and since has hosted prime-time TV shows including Sunday Night at the Palladium and The Royal Variety Performance. The Producers is a hilarious musical comedy that has taken Broadway and the West End by storm, winning a recordbreaking 12 Tony Awards and three Olivier Awards. Manford said: ‘I’m so thrilled to be starring

in my favourite musical of all time. The show is a riot of laughs from start to finish.’ After a series of failures, New York producer Max Bialystock recruits timid accountant Leo Bloom to help him pull off Broadway’s greatest scam. Together they aim to produce the worst show ever and run away to Rio with millions but they learn that scamming showbusiness is no easy business. The Producers features a mix of eccentric characters and songs, including the classic Springtime For Hitler, that will have you tapping your toes throughout.

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HETTO has grown up, lost the ‘o’ and left London. The grime star, now going by the stage name Ghetts, may have settled in Surrey and into the pre-school run but is not showing any signs of slowing down. Last month, he was nominated for three Mobos including best male act. He made his breakthrough appearance at the awards at the age of 21, when Grime MC Kano invited him on stage to perform in 2005. Now invited back to perform material from his

debut album, Rebel With A Cause, he said: ‘The Mobos were a milestone in my career. To be given a chance to perform on prime time? That was good. I watched that �irst performance the day before going on and I was laughing because I could see I am very different. It is funny to see how far not giving up has got me.’ Ghetts has been on the scene and working hard for ten years. ‘I am always doing work,’ he said. ‘Every time I am in the studio it feels like I couldn’t live without it, I wouldn’t be

able to give up. I am just meant to be doing this no matter how long it takes me or how hard it is.’ His journey started in East London, Plaistow, with a �ist �ight that resulted in him being stabbed. ‘The stabbing shaped my life,’ he said. ‘I was mischievous but I was a good kid before that. I was 12 going on 13, �irst year of secondary school, I wasn’t aware of gun culture or knife culture. I was a scrapper like any young boy, but when I got stabbed, I changed. I never wanted to

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be a victim again, I wouldn’t open up to anyone and I was always on edge.’ That attitude saw Ghetts spend time in youth offenders’ institutions between the ages of 16 and 19 but being inside was

where he found his voice. Thanks to a music course he began to rap. The rapper, who turned 30 last month, has returned with a bang after taking some time out to look after his two-year-old daughter.

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Deep house duo Gorgon City talk student DJs, chart success and a new album with MORGAN HINTON

ORMED just two years ago and cutting their teeth on the University of Bristol student DJ circuit, North London duo Gorgon City have been the crossover success of 2014. Signed to independent London-based Black Butter Records – the same label which gave us Clean Bandit, Bipolar Sunshine and Kidnap Kid – Kye Gibbon and Matt Robson-Scott have enjoyed a meteoric rise, providing support for the likes of Chase and Status and labelmates Rudimental, as well as remixes for Basement Jaxx. But the boys have tasted success in their own right, with their smash hit Ready For Your Love, released back in January of this

with it �inally out there it feels like people are feeling it. The new record features loads of collaborations; who were you most excited about working with? Maverick Sabre was a big one for us. We’re both massive fans of his. Everyone on there from Yasmin to the American artists like Tish Hyman and Erik Hassle have been amazing. What experiences as a fan listening to music in�luenced the way you approach your live sets? Growing up in and around London, going to drum and bass and garage raves de�initely in�luenced our music and the beats we make. Being young DJs in the UK interested in

year, peaking at No.4 in the singles chart. Following the release of their debut album, Sirens, we caught up with Robson-Scott, to take a look back at this year – and to see what’s next. With so much energy surrounding you right now, how will Sirens maintain the group’s momentum? It feels like people are connecting with it quite well. It’s been a long time coming for us. We started writing this album about a year-and-a-half ago, it’s been a long process and

underground dance music has massively in�luenced how we DJ, how we play live and how we produce our music. How does your approach to producing change from your approach to mixing? Which do you enjoy the most? We really enjoy both as we’ve both been doing it for quite a while now. Although we love DJing in clubs there’s nothing better than getting in the studio, producing a cool tune then playing it out on the weekend to 2,000 people. I couldn’t really choose

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Breakthrough act: Gorgon City enjoyed chart success this year with their song Ready For Your Love either-or, they both kind of go hand in hand. How does your creative relationship with Kye affect the music? We both grew up listening to drum and bass, jungle and garage. That’s the thing we really have in common, a love for that UK underground sound. We’re both really into the energy you get from that type of music. When it comes the house tunes we play out now, I think we’ve both just got a common love for that kind of music. When writing Ready For Your Love did you have a feeling that it would gain the success it did or did it come as a surprise? Once it was �inished, it de�initely felt like something special. We were quite excited about getting it out there. Although we didn’t think it would get as big as it did and get as much love on radio or the charts, it really was a great surprise. You’re just wrapping up your UK tour but will you do anything differently to prepare for your US dates? We did a mini tour this summer. It’s cool; the audiences are really up for it and they’re really into the UK sounds at the moment. It’s such a good time for British music in the States right now, we can’t wait to get back out there.

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8 times as much fun Super Smash Bros Nintendo Wii U

IF there’s one thing Nintendo does well, it’s multiplayer fun. In this battle beatem-up you can play as a host of Nintendo’s most famous gaming heroes and villains, including Mario, Link and Donkey Kong, as well as a few icons from outside the universe such as Sonic The Hedgehog and PacMan. Eight players can now do battle at the same time and, as with previous instalments, beginners can button bash their way to victory, while more committed gamers can learn to devastate their rivals with combos. This will be a great party game or one for nights in with housemates. PH

Evolved to kill: The creature from Alien: Isolation is that rare specimen, one which captures the true terror of the original Ridley Scott movie

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VERY once in a while a game comes along that either changes the gaming landscape or rede�ines a genre. Alien: Isolation is one of those games; survival horror titles were getting a bit predictable but not this. Set in the world of the Xenomorph monster between Ridley Scott’s 1979 �ilm and James Cameron’s 1986 all-action sequel Aliens, you play Amanda Ripley on a mission to �ind out what happened to your mother, Ellen, 15 years after the events of the Alien �ilm. It’s a rare delight when a game can totally immerse you in its world. Alien: Isolation does that. The

attention to the details from the cult sci-�i classic are staggering. There have been lots of Alien games but this is the �irst title that truly captures the essence of the ‘perfect organism’ that is the alien and the terror conveyed in the �irst �ilm. You can’t �ight it, all you can do is hide and if it spots you, then your only option is to run. It will kill you. There are genuine frights, at times unbearable tension and shocks all woven within a movie-quality plot. It’s a de�inite contender for game of the year. Be warned, if you buy it your social life and coursework will suffer. Phil Hamilton

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Ideal for a night out Polaroid Cube £89 Rating 4/5

NIGHTS out, clubs, sport, there’s so much to do... and you want to capture these moments. This fun action video camera is perfect for that. Other action cams are over-complicated but Polaroid’s take on it is fun, quirky, a little bit retro. And it’s so simple to use, one button takes HD photos and video. It also claims to be ‘weatherproof’ but I wouldn’t want to spill a pint on it. It has decent battery life and 35GB of storage. At only 35mm high, it’s small enough to go in your pocket, perfect for those nights out, although you may not want to watch the footage the next day! PH

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Bilbo back for last battle The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies - out December 12

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ILBO Baggins and his company of dwarves return to Middle Earth for the final instalment of The Hobbit trilogy next month. The dwarves might have reclaimed the treasure of Erebor but now they must face Smaug and the Dark Lord. Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson has revealed that the movie, based on the 1937 novel by J R R Tolkien, will culminate in a 45-minute battle scene. And if the spectacular CGI send off wasn’t enough to keep Tolkienists on the edge of their seats, Lord Of The Rings star Billy Boyd will also make a guest appearance for the closing song, The Last Goodbye. The world premiere for the film, starring Martin Freeman, Sir Ian McKellen and Orlando Bloom, will be held in Leicester Square on December 1. Laura Raphael Small role: Martin Freeman returns as Bilbo Baggins for the final instalment of the Hobbit trilogy, out later this month

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 1 – out November 20

ONE of the most anticipated films of the year, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, is finally out this month. Katniss Everdeen once again takes up the fight to save the oppressed peoples of Panem. Everdeen - fresh from shattering the Games at the end of the second film, Catching Fire - finds herself in the long-forgotten District 13 as the figurehead of the rebellion, her mockingjay emblem its symbol. Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) must

also find a way to rescue her captive love, Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). Lawrence’s portrayal of everyone’s favourite bowwielding heroine from caring sister to national hero is one of the film’s main strengths. The late Philip Seymour Hoffman also stars in his last full-length film. With returning director Francis Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 will surely live up to the hype. Aaron Lembo

Fighting girl: Jennifer Lawrence in the third Hunger Games film

Lorenzo Richelmy as Marco Polo

Marco Polo – out December 12 ONLINE streaming giant Netflix has blown a reported £55million on producing its next original series, Marco Polo. The hotly tipped tenepisode drama, which premieres next month, follows famed explorer Polo through his adventures in 13th century China. Co-produced by Game Of Thrones director Daniel Minahan and starring Italian newcomer Lorenzo Richelmy, the series promises sex, drugs and medieval gore.

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December 2014 From fashionable festive knits to a little bit of winter sparkle, these are the picks perfect for any stylish student’s Christmas wish list. Chosen by SASKIA QUIRKE

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Ingredients: One tbsp butter; two tbsp olive oil; four chicken pieces; four pieces of smoked bacon, cut into strips; two onions; two carrots, diced; four mushrooms halved; two cups red wine; tbsp tomato paste; cup of chicken stock made using two chicken stock cubes; two tbsp plain flour; salt and pepper Method: 1. In a Ziploc bag put flour, thyme, salt and pepper. Add the chicken pieces and leave for five to ten minutes 2. Brown the chicken pieces in olive oil for three minutes on each side 3. Take the chicken pieces out and put them into a plate. Cut four pieces of bacon into squares and fry 4. While the bacon is frying

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French fancy: Red wine and bacon make a classic combo chop up onions and carrots 5. Add the chopped onions and carrots to the bacon 6. Once the onions, carrots and bacon are fried add in a cup of red wine 7. Once the wine has been added add in a tbsp of tomato paste 8. Add the remaining red wine and create your chicken stock (made by adding boiling water to two stock cubes)

10. Once you have added the chicken stock put the chicken pieces into the pot and leave for ten minutes 11. Put the dish in the oven for one hour on 350C 12. Fry the chopped mushrooms and add to the top of the cooked dish. 13. Mix two tsp flour and butter together and add to the coq au vin 14. Add some salt, pepper and serve Aramide Pearce

N absolute classic, banana bread is a tasty snack or dessert that’ll appease your sugar cravings while delivering a dose of fruity goodness.

Ingredients: 100g softened butter or margarine; 150g sugar, two eggs, 225g self-raising flower, two tablespoons milk, two large or three small ripe bananas Method: 1. Set your oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4. Line your loaf tin with butter and greaseproof paper or

Who can resist a sweet treat? Reach for the mixing bowl and try these great recipes from CAMILLE BROUARD your cupcake tray with cupcake cases 2. Mix together the sugar and melted butter or margarine until the mixture resembles a paste. Mix in the eggs and milk and then fold in the flour in a figure-ofeight motion. If the mixture is too dry add more milk 3. Mash the bananas in a small bowl and mix them in. Add in any extras you fancy, like raisins or chocolate chips 4. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and level it

out on top. Cook for one hour or until the cake is golden with a springy texture 5. Leave the cake to cool for a few minutes before loosening with a palette knife and turning on to a wire rack or plate Tip: Other ripening fruits such as three or four plums, two peaches and 15 to 20 raspberries or blueberries, can also result in a delicious loaf cake. With these options you can up the sugar a bit, as these fruits aren’t as sweet

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in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of boiling water 3. Mix the chocolate into the cereal, then scoop the mixture into cupcake cases 4. Put in the fridge so the cakes can set Tip: if you’re not so into chocolate you can mix things up with marshmallow (melted in the microwave) or honey with a sprinkle of sugar Chocolate and buttercream butterfly cakes

Giving you wings: Nothing can beat chocolate cake with buttercream Chocolate-covered cereal cakes

OU may not have made these since you were ten, but cereal cakes still taste as good as ever and are so simple to make. Ingredients to make 12:

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HE richness of chocolate and sugary sweetness of buttercream is a match made in heaven. Don’t deny your taste buds these delicious cakes! Ingredients to make 24: 175g softened butter or margarine, 165g sugar, 125g self-raising flour, three eggs, two tablespoons boiling water, 50g cocoa powder. For buttercream: 175g icing sugar, 75g softened butter or margarine Method: 1. Set your oven to

200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6. Line your trays with cupcake cases and put to one side 2. Sieve the cocoa powder into the bowl and add the boiling water, mixing into a paste 3. Add in the remaining ingredients and beat together with a wooden spoon 4. Divide the mixture evenly into the cupcake cases and bake in the oven for ten minutes or until risen and springy to the touch. Cool in the cases for a few minutes 5. Take a sharp knife and cut out a circle in the top of each cake, about 1cm away from the edge. Cut each circle in half and put to one side 6. To make the buttercream, beat the butter in a bowl until soft then slowly add in the icing sugar until mixed 7. Place the buttercream into the spaces on top of the cakes, and then place the cake semicircles on top so they resemble wings Tip: For a special occasion, buy decorations, such as chocolate buttons, to fill the spaces between the ‘wings’

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Help is at hand for the bullied

MOVING into university halls is a big change for many young people; it brings them into a bustling community with people from all backgrounds. However, not all students’ first taste of life away from home is a positive experience. Anyone subject to bullying at university may feel extremely isolated... but help is at hand. The University of Liverpool, for example, has bullying and harassment advisers who can suggest strategies for dealing with problems. Its counselling and student support services, as well as hall tutors, are also on hand. Diversity and equality officer for the University of Liverpool Darren Mooney says: ‘Students should seek to informally resolve any complaint or grievance with the alleged perpetrator. If an informal resolution cannot be found, a student can make a formal complaint.’ Chelsea Dytham

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Aries: March 21-April 19 There will be many hurdles to overcome in the first two weeks of December, Aries. However, don’t give up as your luck will change come December 17. Your career and finances will begin to flourish as well as your relationships. Now is the time to travel and broaden your horizons but be aware those around you will need some convincing of your new direction Taurus: April 20May 20 Energy levels will be exceptionally high this month, Taurus; however there is no need to turn into a bull in a china shop. Be humble and down to earth and on December 17

you will enter a period of positivity and possibility. You will see marked changes in career in particular as new avenues arise

Gemini: May 21-June 20 Confrontation with relatives will be rife until December 17 but don’t let this get to you, Gemini. Be creative and find ways of spending time with those near and dear to you that will not end in conflict. It is not all doom and gloom. Your social circles will increase this month and your career will directly benefit as a result

Cancer: June 21-July 22 Have you be feeling a certain amount of haughtiness of late? Be

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warned this will only create controversy Cancer. You are bound to be feeling a lot more in tune with those around you come December 17th, when you will gain support from your superiors through your dynamism and resourcefulness

Leo: July 23-August 22 There will be tension among your siblings this month, Leo, and you are more than likely to be at the centre of it. As long as you don’t let your ego take over, a little competition can do no harm. It may even give you that extra push to undertake a big project that will carry on into the new year

Virgo: August 23September 22 You could be plagued by health problems at the beginning of this month, Virgo, so make sure not to over do it. However come December 17 you will be fighting fit and back on form. Your energy levels will be high and despite a slow start to December new avenues that will arise will take you pleasantly into the new year Libra: September 23October 22 You need to keep your wits about you this month, Libra. Your personal and professional relationships will be tested to the max. However, the added stress and strain could give way to greater wisdom of how to deal with others. As long as you are flexible redeeming opportunities will come your way and not all will be lost

Scorpio: October 23November 21 You need to make yourself crystal clear this month, Scorpio, otherwise you will be left feeling exasperated. Your expectations are not too high, it is simply how you go about executing them. The beginning of the month will be a test of character but don’t lose faith. Stick to your guns and,

come December 17, your luck will be on the up

Sagittarius: November 22-December 21 Play your cards right and you will prosper this month, Sagittarius. A period of positivity means that your confidence will be at an all-time high and you are centre stage. Those around you will be instrumental in your growth so be careful to not to let the limelight go to straight to your head. Your hard work is beginning to pay off but you still have a long way to go Capricorn: December 22-January 19 A dip in confidence at the beginning of the month could leave your energy levels somewhat lacking, Capricorn. Don’t let this leave you down in the dumps; take the time to meet up with friends who you have not been that attentive to of late. You should soon be feeling back to your old self in no time and there may just be a surprise around the corner

Aquarius: January 20February 18 Nothing is stopping you this month, Aquarius, your diary is full and so is your bank account, it appears. Although it may seem like the perfect time to indulge, if you take this even a little too far you could be reaping the repercussions come December 17. Avoid speculating and undertaking major projects. You can still charge ahead but keep your cards close to your chest Pisces: February 19-March 20 This month is all about focus for you, Pisces. If you feel as though you have been drifting for some time, now is the time to grab hold of the reins. However, it is not all hard work and no play, as your focus will pay off financially as well as socially. But be aware this could lead to issues arising with those close to you

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REBEKAH WILSON asks whether the universal craze for swiping left or right based on a possible six photos and 499 characters is really healthy for us WHEN we get lonely on a Tuesday night, watching Celebrity Juice and late re-runs of Family Guy accompanied by Ben and Jerry, we have a natural desire to be needed. Then our smartphone sneaks out of our jeans pocket egging us on. Go on to Tinder, you’ve only got 300 matches with five of them actually speaking to you, let’s get swiping. Without a moment’s thought there we are, using every thumb muscle we have, having a Tinder fit. Shockingly, two years after its release, our generation is starting to take Tinder seriously. Going into a restaurant we are guaranteed to find at least two Tinder dates awkwardly working out a ‘how we first met’ story. Are there just too many people so the only way to find someone and speak to them is via the most frivolous and fanciful dating app yet? What will become of our generation? A pack of wild, sex-driven vultures or could Tinder actually become the fastest and most efficient way to date? Either way, Tinder is here to stay…well, until a newer version with video chat and picture messaging. Then, God help us!

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O far in the first term of university I’ve gained plenty of friends, not to mention memories to last a lifetime, but I have also gained plenty of pounds. It has got to the point where I can’t face going home for Christmas but, with term ending in a matter of weeks, what can I do? Louise, Swansea Louise, I’m about to tell you something more horrific than any hangover. A bottle of wine is the equivalent to three Mars bars, a Big Mac with medium fries or six jam doughnuts. Even if you don’t drink you can fall foul of the lack of routine that comes with university and the cheap stodge on offer at the supermarket. Gym memberships can be expensive so head out to your local park. And, as for Christmas, everyone back home will be too excited to see you to care about a couple of pounds.

’M the centre of every party back home but that couldn’t be further from the truth on campus. I didn’t embrace freshers and I’ve been going home almost every weekend. First term is almost over and I don’t even know where the SU is. Tom, Bristol

’VE moved half way up the country to Edinburgh but my mum is still checking in on me daily. So much so, stalking my Facebook has become her new part-time job. To make matters

worse, I was tagged in a picture having a cheeky cigarette recently. She is now threatening to come stay with me in halls to keep a closer eye on me. Alice, Edinburgh

I don’t need a label to be me

Contact your mother more often, even if it is just a quick email. She will feel involved in your life and might be less inclined to go looking on social media. It might also be an idea to change your privacy

In our monthly look at LGBT issues, masters student FILIP BIGOS discusses why he dislikes being known by a label

even I have some labels but what is the point of them? There is a big discussion going on at the moment as to what the non-straight part of the population should be called and which umbrella term we should be using. Some people don’t like the good old LGBT (that’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans for the uninitiated) because it is not inclusive of queer people, intersex people, polysexuals, asexuals… The list goes on. To accommodate this we add +s and *s and Qs the end of the acronym. But why

settings on Facebook, What you and your friends find funny might not go down a storm with parents. And remember, believe it or not, your mother is only looking out for you.

identify as a non-binary, gay man. This implies, apart from being cocky and sassy pretty much the whole time, that, while I am a man, I don’t need to prove that I have a pair. So I wear heels and a snapback. Sometimes a wig, nail polish - depending on how I feel. I don’t fit within the ‘accepted’ binary of male. I go by ‘they’. This means I don’t want people to refer to me using male pronouns such as ‘he/him/his’ because I do not agree with the binary gender division within society. When it comes to selfidentification, people choose to call themselves many different things. And, yes,

exactly do we feel the need to label everything? I am a non-binary gay man because I have to have a label. People expect me to have one. People who fit into the ‘standard’ expectations of society as far as sex, sexual and gender identities are concerned need labels to put on others to help them understand the concept of difference So I please them. To help the cause. But, ultimately, I want to live in a society where people are accepted and taken at face value and one where we won’t have to explain ourselves.

n Young people all too often suffer at the hands of bullies. This is particularly true for young lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people. NUS research found one fifth of LGBT students have experienced bullying or harassment on campus. For trans students, this figure was one in three. During Anti-Bullying Week this year many young people told us they felt isolated and alone when facing bullying. Stonewall’s NoBystanders campaign asks people to take a pledge and stand up for any time they witness any form of bullying. Learn more at nobystanders.org.uk

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There are no two ways about it, first year is hard. Some might cover it up better than others but you will all be feeling it. However, it is not all doom and gloom; there is life after freshers and societies are a great place to start. Try to cut down on going home, too, otherwise you’ll miss out and your friends back home will still be there when you go back at Christmas. Struggling with your studies, wrestling with a relationship or is your social life at a standstill? Contact our agony aunt on alice@unipaper.co.uk

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Labour for love... or cash Should you choose a subject just for the financial rewards?

AST your mind back to the carefree days of 2012 when graduates left university with a measly £26,100 of debt instead of the estimated £53,400 they rack up nowadays. In those days, fresh-faced university applicants pricked up their ears and listened when teachers and parents told them ‘study a subject you enjoy!’ Sadly, for many young people ‘enjoyment’ doesn’t always have a lot to do with their choice of degree. Since tuition fees have reached an all-time high, it makes sense to investigate the most rewarding subjects – so which degrees lead to the highest salaries? So, first a few important details: these numbers come from HESA, the Higher Education Statistics Agency, which we think should stand for Hardly Ever Simple Answer. HESA sends surveys to graduates six months and

three-and-a-half years after graduation, and this is the information collected in 2012 from 2009 graduates. Most subjects in the top ten probably won’t surprise you much; it’s well known that doctors, dentists and vets earn a comfortable salary. But the £25,000 a year paid to architects earn is surprising, especially as they have to train for a whopping seven years. Of course, the uni you choose can be a factor, too. The survey showed that graduates from Russell Group universities earn the highest salaries, with a mean of £27,500 compared with the next highest, the 1994 Group of unis, which has now disbanded but included Birkbeck and UEA, at £26,500. It can be hard enough to motivate yourself to work and, if you hate the subject your studying, it’s fair to say you’ll hate the job at the end of it, too. But, if you’re happy

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to pursue a subject you dislike for lots of dosh, fair play to you. If not, revive that carefree spirit and study what you love. Bethany Miall, from Go Think Bigger, a digital hub giving young people career advice and work experience opportunities

Just flick that switch and watch the savings pile up THE definition of a student: finding any way possible to save money. When someone else paid who cared about leaving that bathroom light on in the middle of the night? Or turning the heating up during winter so you can stay in your shorts and T-shirt? I know students who refuse to turn lights on or wash their clothes because they live in constant fear of those numbers on that bit of paper at the end of the month. Perhaps it would be better to consider some less drastic measures than stinking clothes, to keep the bills down? First and foremost: shop around! nGet those deals. Some

Bright idea: Turn lights off electricity companies offer cheaper prices if you use your electricity at off peak times nSpeaking of washing machines, on average you can save around £9 a year if you wash your clothes at 30° instead of 40° nThe morning cuppas – don’t fill the kettle to the top just boil the amount you need nRemember to shut the fridge and freezer doors! Don’t put hot food in

the fridge – it ruins it but also requires more energy to cool the food nUnplug your chargers after use. To charge a phone for eight hours costs only a penny but when we disconnect our phones and leave the plug in it still uses energy nLaptops use 85 per cent less energy than the typical PC nUnplug the TV and other devices by the wall instead of leaving them on standby You will be surprised by the difference each of these things can make leaving you extra money for that new pairs of shoes or a cheeky night out in the week. Rebecca Kiff

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We have ambitious plans to attract 3 million customers by 2020 and we are looking for talented graduates to join us whilst we grow and help shape our business. As we are relatively small compared to the big names, you will truly get the opportunity and exposure with our management team to do this. Our Graduate Scheme is designed to help you develop as a future leader of our business, fast tracking your career within Hastings Direct. Roles available in Accounting & Finance, Insurance, Marketing & PR.

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Avanti Communications Group plc – Graduate Engineer Are you expecting a 2:1 or higher in a computer related subject? Are you interested in working in a fast paced environment with the latest technologies in a truly global footprint? Yes? That’s a great start, but beyond that? Avanti seeks your inspiration, your energy and your enthusiasm.

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J.P. Morgan – Technology Graduate Programme There’s not a single part of our business that isn’t empowered and enhanced by the creative thinking of J.P. Morgan technologists. In an industry this competitive, being the best means deploying high-speed software and infrastructure alongside leading engineering and application development. Location London, Bournemouth, Glasgow

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Job in Tesco? Travelling? Lucy hits the catwalks of Paris instead

I put degree on hold to be a model

OR most 18-year-olds, the dream of roaming the runways of Paris Fashion Week, wearing exclusive Givenchy designs is exactly that – a dream. Lucy Zoe Evans decided to put her studies on hold and pursue that dream and has been rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous . Recently returned, fresh from Paris Fashion Week, Lucy took part in the Givenchy show, directed by critically acclaimed Riccardo Tisci. She shared the limelight with leading models such as Cara Delevigne and Kendall Jenner and appeared in front of celebrities including Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. She saud: ‘I’d have to say the highlight of my career so far is walking in my first ever runway show for Givenchy.’ Lucy, from Stoke-on-Trent follows in the footsteps of her older cousin, Sarah. ‘As a child, I remember talking to Sarah about her eight year modelling career and ever since it’s always been a dream of mine, so when I was spotted out shopping at The Clothes Show in 2009, I was more than happy to jump at the opportunity.’ Although she has only been a professional model for two

Think gap year and you think of backpacking adventures across the world or endless hours of tedious work experience; but for one teenager her gap year has become a world of couture and Kardashian. CHARLES WORRALL talks to model Lucy Zoe Evans months, Lucy kick-started her career with an ad campaign for Republic at the age of 13. She said: ‘During my school years, I was granted a licence allowing me to take time out of school but I kept castings and jobs to a minimum to enable me to concentrate on my compulsory education. My gap year has allowed me to model full time before heading back into education.’ But the path to a successful career in modelling is paved with disappointment and criticism. She said: ‘The reason for the excessive castings and meetings with clients are so they can judge if you’re the right model for them. Not being chosen for a job can at first seem offensive and disheartening but over time you come to realise that being told “no” is part of being a model.’ Sticking to a diet remains another major challenge but Lucy shrugs off criticism of the fashion industry over its use of stick-thin models. She said: ‘The utmost initial shock that came at the beginning of my career

was having to be as strict as possible when it comes down to my diet. I try my best to work out every day, even if it’s a quick ten minute run. ‘Just like being a ballerina or an athlete, you have to be a certain size and shape. ‘Part of my job is to be toned and healthy. ‘Since starting modelling full time, I’ve seen such a difference in my body, skin, energy and mood.’ She has deferred her degree in business and textiles at Brighton University until next autumn but it still seems borderline insanity to imagine balancing education alongside an international modelling schedule, especially when your average student struggles to attend a 9am lecture. ‘I’m intending on travelling, achieving almost all of my aspirations for my gap year and gain as much experience in the fashion industry as possible,’ said Lucy. ‘Working with Givenchy again and, just like every other girl my age, being a Victoria’s Secret model is something I dream of doing.’

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Places you should visit before leaving for your gap year SO, you may not have a gap year as an international model lined up... but you may be thinking about taking a year out and travelling. Before you head off, you will want to sit and plan how and where you want to go. Here is a quick guide to some great websites to help you plan your adventure.

Rough Guides: If you are unsure of where to head for your gap year, these are the best place to start. Full of great information on all the best destinations including accommodation, when to go, itineraries, travel essentials and cultural etiquette so you won’t get yourself in to trouble while away. You can also book hostels through the site

and it has a great community you can interact with and get first hand information from. www.roughguides.com Gap Year: This site that is packed full of information to help you get the most out of your travels. From booking your accommodation to researching places to visit and stay, Gap Year has all this and much

more. It also includes sections on jobs and volunteering to help you develop skills that will be transferable to your chosen career and even has a place you can plan your whole trip. The perfect one stop site. www.gapyear.com Real Gap: If you are worried about the cost of your gap year, Real Gap has a great section on

how to travel for less and still get the most out of your travels. It also has many of the features the previous sites has, including information on destinations, jobs, volunteering and has some last minute deals available too. www.realgap.co.uk So, when you’ve read all this, the only question left is what’s stopping you? Kizzy Bass

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Turn your room into your home

ou’ve been at university for a few weeks now and if it doesn’t quite feel like home then here are some inexpensive quick-fixes. Most importantly, you need a bedroom that reflects your style. Find some cheap bedding in high street shops – cheap and cheerful is key. Then, why not spruce it up with funky blankets and throws. For this, turn into a true hipster and try the charity shops. You may have to have a bit of rummage but, if you’re lucky, you’ll find some really decent, well-

made stuff for a price that doesn’t bury you into your interest-free overdraft. Every living room or bedroom needs cushions … many, many cushions. If you’re feeling crafty and need to procrastinate from writing that essay you could even have a go at making your own! If you’re not the next Great British Sewing Bee just pimp up plain cushions by sewing brightly coloured buttons and ribbons to them. Nothing makes a room more homely than pictures and posters that mean

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Finishing touches: A few cushions and fairy lights can make all the difference something to you. That way, when the inevitable homesickness threatens, you are always surrounded by friendly faces. Get creative with noticeboards and cover them in a collage of your favourite photos. Just remember to hide the many drunken ones from Granny when she comes to visit! If you’re looking for a bit of

ambience then mood lighting is your new best friend. From creating the princess room you’ve always wished for to dimming the lights for late-night guests, fairy lights and lamps will give your room the edge. Go green and buy some cheap plants for your humble abode. Flowers are always good for adding a bit of colour

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and life to a room... just make sure you water them! Lastly, an easy way to guarantee that you feel at home is to be comfortable. You may have invested in all the cushions and plants in the world but that’s no good if you can’t relax in cosy pyjamas, slippers and a dressing gown. Jessica Bott

IT’S the news we all dread. One of your housemates is having an old friend to stay. Here are the guests you don’t want... The Alien Thief: Spends the entire weekend communicating in in-jokes with your flatmate. Steals them for the weekend and shows how little you know them The Bodily Incompetent: Drops a nuclear bomb every time they use the communal facilities and projectile-vomits in the kitchen The Better Housemate: Painfully delightful. You connect in a way you have never before with another human being, only highlighting the inferiority of your current housemate Jack Meggitt-Phillips

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yourSPACE The best time for house hunting is November, any later and you’re not left with much choice. Make sure that you question, question, question. Is the heating on a meter? Can you see mould growing anywhere? Is the roof about the cave in? Lucy Robinson

How to find the right place to live, the right people to live with and how to keep your place right

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OVING into a house can be stressful at the best of times. There are bills to sort out, new housemates with bad hygiene to deal with and an ever-pervasive knowledge that your hot water is likely to cut off at any moment. When these issues do rear their heads, is it better to have your significant other around or will it just make things far, far worse? This may depend on your type of relationship but there are certain unavoidable truths. If you have been together for just a month then maybe living in the same house is a little over-ambitious. Getting to know someone far quicker than expected can kick the honeymoon period out the window before you can even mutter ‘date night’. You don’t want to discover to soon that your partner has far more negative traits than

The infamous flat party is an obvious first step to consecrate your new pad. Make sure you invite a strong, largish friend. Anyone with a vaguely intimidating presence so that kid who got too drunk can be asked to leave without too much hassle Blythe Lewis

No matter where I go, the oven never works. A ten-minute pizza takes closer to 30. Our landlord sent someone to fix ours. When we came home, there was a new temperature dial but no numbers on it. Cooking for the rest of the year involved a lot of guesswork Bryony Plumb

Happy ever after? It can’t all be romantic Gruesome gum stuck on your clothes? Put the garment in the freezer for a few hours. Once the gum is frozen scrape it off with a blunt knife. Squirt on a little washing up liquid and salt. Rub against the thread of the fabric and the rest should come off Eva Coutts

Moving to Preston and living in England for the first time was a peculiar experience, to say the least. People would waltz around with multi-coloured hair and they call what I used to think was lunch, their dinner Mane Grigoryan

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How to survive living together SO, you’ve decided to take the plunge and live with your partner during your university years? Here’s how you might make it work... Lead your own life: Since you’re probably both studying, a busy schedule is to be expected. Talk through your plans and that way miscommunication will be avoided. This will also allow you to plan that romantic weekly date night Pull your weight: Boys, don’t leave the dishes for the women. And girls, invest in a screwdriver so you can at least dabble in the handiwork Spread your wings: There’s nothing worse than a

couple who never spend time with their other friends. Friends you make at university are friends for life. So do not push them away! Accept it won’t be sexy and romantic all the time: You might think that living together is going to be similar to just being partners but this actually means you’ll see the best AND the worst of your significant other. Remember, no one is perfect, lower your expectations, take each day as it comes and breathe. You’re still young! If you’ve thought about all of this and still want to move in with the love of your life, then good luck. Fredrikke von Z Wongraven

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you first thought. There is also the chance of an awkward break-up. You need to be sure that this is unlikely. It is difficult enough being around someone you’ve got history with, let alone having to read the gas meter with them. If you are sure you know

your partner well enough for it not to end unceremoniously over the cornflakes, then the answer to whether you should live together lies in your relationship type. If you’re that couple that loves to spend long afternoons staring intensely into each other’s eyes without speaking then go for it. If you have friends that you would like to spend time with independently of each other and other interests then perhaps find houses in the same area but with several streets’ separation. Alternatively, make the sane decision and move in after university. Alex Green

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How to find the right place to live, the right people to live with and how to keep your place right

Picking perfect flatmates Avoid the messy but embrace the mother

HE group of mates you met during freshers’ week, won’t be around for long. If they are you’ve been lucky! But for most, those friendships tend to fade away and you start to hang out with a different crowd. Soon, the dreaded period of choosing housing for next year creeps up. Before you start getting too excited and pick your new BFFs, here are a few tips on how to choose the best housemates. 1. Seek the studious: It is honestly good to have this person around to keep you on track. This housemate brings positive peer pressure which has amazing benefits: assignments finished before the deadline and still time to

party. Also, a perfect buddy to have study sessions with. 2. Avoid the messy: You will spot this person very quickly. They are always untidy and unkempt. It’s funny from a distance but do you really want to be cleaning up after them or be straining the friendship by asking them to stop leaving the dishes for a month in the basin? 3. Embrace the father/ mother figure: Everyone wants the sense of freedom that comes with moving away from home. The father/mother figure is going to take care of you when you fall sick and worry when you come home late. It is nice to know someone is looking out for you. 4. Think thrifty: Be on the

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Crowded house: This bunch looks friendly... but would you want to live with them? same page about money matters. Money is such a sticky matter but if handled properly everyone can have a great year together. Get to know your

friends’ money habits. Stingy ones are difficult ones. 5. Choose happy: Everyone has his or her ups and downs but there’s bound to be that

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We couldn’t ignore it as it’s less than a month away... but not all our students are in the Christmas spirit

They’re killing the magic Too much, too soon at Christmas

theGRINCHES IT’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…but, wait, it’s just been Hallowe’en. Christmas is weeks and weeks away but it doesn’t look like that on the high street. Every store you dander by is jammed with everything from decorations, to loofas, to every shaped chocolate imaginable. But is this right? Is Christmas an overly commercialised holiday, bullying other holidays Rebekah Heath out of existence?

T’S Christmas! Or so some people seem to think judging by the amount of Christmas trees you see nicely lit up in living room windows and the festivethemed shop displays. Hallowe’en has only just passed by but the scary thingis the plague of sparkly lights and candy canes. I love Christmas decorations as much as the next guy, but you know… at Christmas. In Newcastle, for example, Fenwick on Northumberland Street their autumn display has gone up, which is �ine of course - it is autumn. But then you go up the escalators on to the second �loor and

A bad case of tinselitis?: Christmas decorations were up early Edinburgh PICTURE: ANGUS DUNCAN suddenly you’re confronted by Christmas lights and decorations and blinded by the festive colours of green and red. I �ind myself thinking: ‘Did I take the

time-travelling escalator and emerge two months later?’ Seriously, the clue is in the name: Christmas decorations. There should be a law against decorations before

mid-November. Christmas is good because you have to wait all year for it. If you just start whenever you feel like it, it defeats the magic of it. Edward Jones

THE idea of Christmas invades every spare surface like the looming ebola pandemic. The thought of Christmas is so far from my mind it’s unreal; the space up there is occupied by technology project ideas, dissertation research, photography projects, endless presentations to prepare for and Harvard Referencing; not whether my boyfriend would prefer Hugo Boss or Armani after shave Anna Landi

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hardly remember it because of the adrenaline. The first time I pulled my parachute I was just amazed by the view as I was floating around, untainted by the dirty glass of an airplane window. I think my favourite memory is when I fell through a cloud. When you’re younger you look up at the sky and wonder what clouds actually feel like. There are so many safety rules and devices a near miss isn’t really something to worry about. There is even a device within your rig that deploys your reserve for you if you are travelling a certain speed at a certain altitude. You’re more likely to be injured horse riding than skydiving!

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A PERSONAL trainer at UWE is celebrating success with an unusual client – himself. Sharief Adrissi, who works at the university’s Centre For Sport, is the third most-shredded man in Wales. He was given the honour at the UK Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation’s Welsh championships. ‘I started going to the gym just for something to do and wanted to look like that guy on the front of Men’s Health,’ said Sharief. ‘After three years of training and not making real progress, I felt I needed an aim and some direction. That’s when I decided I was going to compete.’ Sharief said he acted as a ‘walking billboard’ for his fitness business, Complete Physiquez. ‘My next show is the UKBFF southwest in April. I hope to qualify for the British finals in October,’ he added. Stuart Smith

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No.1 spot in the Bagy Squash ace Mo tops world rankings

Eye on the ball: Mohamed El Shorbagy in action on court

Congratulations on becoming world No.1, how does it feel? I am so lucky to have had such a great team behind me at UWE Centre For Sport, without whom it would not have been possible. Squash is very demanding and being a pro-athlete is a brutal lifestyle but thanks to the physios here I have never had a serious injury. What do you like in Bristol when you aren’t training? When I have a break in tournaments to relax I spend a fair bit of time eating sushi – if there was a world championships for sushi eating I’d back myself! What is your diet like? On average, I have to eat 13,000 calories a day in order to maintain my body weight. In the off season this drops to around 2,000 per day. What advice would you have for someone who wants to

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Firsts conquer seconds in the battle of Bristol IT’S tough enough playing against another university but what happens when two teams from the same one battle against each other? The �irst and second netball teams from Bristol University found out in their exciting match in the BUCS Western 1A League. With the �irsts in third place in the table and the seconds in sixth, it was

always going to be a close match – not least because they know each other well. The �irsts took the lead, with goal shooter Victoria Rigby in good form, and won the �irst quarter 12-5. The seconds stepped up in the next period but the points gap widened in the third, helped by player of the match Livi Ellis of the �irsts. During the �inal quarter

the seconds forced their opponents to call time out. However, excellent shooting from Ruby Dickinson and Cosima Berry could not prevent a 43–29 victory for the �irsts. Special mention goes to Cosima, a treasured and respected member of the University of Bristol Netball Club who will be missed. Dulcie Jones & Meg Davies

UWE masters student Mohamed El Shorbagy, 23, has become the youngest world No.1 professional squash player in 20 years. He tells STUART SMITH how he got to the top be the best in the world at something? There will be lots of sacri�ices but at all times you need to keep your eyes on your goal and smash straight through them without blinking. And, after each big sacri�ice, you need to have a shot of vodka and move on or it will eat you up inside. What was the �irst thing you bought when you became world No.1? I bought three things. A Lamborghini, a Krispy Kreme doughnut and a kebab. What’s the funniest thing you’ve witnessed on tour? A friend of mine, Wail el Hindi (world No.8), had his shorts split in the �inal of a big tournament. He had none spare

so had to play with a big split down the bum! Off court was on an airplane going to Australia for the Aussie Open. The plane was going full tilt down the runway and about to take off and then without any warning slammed on the brakes! This little eight-year-old Aussie girl next to me shouted as loud as she could: ‘It must be a woman driver.’ Her dad was laughing his head off but her mum was not impressed! And the most embarrassing moment you’ve ever had? I was having a massage in Thailand after a tournament with a really �it masseuse, wanted to take a Snapchat of her but forgot I had my �lash on. I got totally busted. LOL!

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